shopping centre

One of the largest covered centres in the UK, it dominates the region and, being superbly accessible, attracts over 12m shoppers pa.

At the end of 2013, Sovereign Land secured planning consent for a five-year redevelopment plan that could increase the size of the scheme by up to 80%, with almost 400,000 sq ft of new retail and 250,000 sq ft of new restaurants, cafés & bars, plus other leisure uses.

A planning application for a first phase - comprising 6 new restaurants & cafes and known as the Southern Quarter - was submitted at the end of July 2014.